Reappraising Gerberas
Reading time 6 minutes
It’s day three of my involuntary, lurgy-related incarceration. As you can imagine, I am not coping with it well. Yesterday, having taken until […]
Perennials
Little Miracle
Reading time 3 minutes
With the exception of bringing a child into the world, there is nothing in life so rewarding as growing a plant from seed. […]
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2016: Show Gardens – Part I
Reading time 13 minutes
I am not a negative individual by nature, but I had misgivings about this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Some of the […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: The M&G Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
And now for something completely different, a garden that should appeal to those of you with more freestyle sensibilities. There are always one […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2016 Preview: The Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
The more I explore what’s in store at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, the more excited I get. On reflection I was disappointed by […]
Daily Flower Candy: Vigorous Vincas
Reading time 5 minutes
Vinca: periwinkle First, a health warning: periwinkles, especially the kind that appreciate the British climate, can be complete thugs. Just this weekend I spotted a quarter-acre […]
Birthday Blues
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This may not be an especially significant birthday (there are no 0’s or 5’s involved) but I still hadn’t planned to spend it at […]
The Very Best of 2015 – A Year in Pictures
Reading time 18 minutes
The moment I sit down to write my review of the year my mind goes completely blank. How do I sum up the year […]
A Growing Obsession
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The promise of a new library has fuelled my growing obsession with books related to gardens and gardening. My Christmas list is a roll call of […]
Dahlia Week: Dahlia ‘Waltzing Mathilda’
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It’s rare that I regret not buying a plant. This is because I scarcely ever resist temptation in the first place. ‘Buy it now, […]
In The Garden This Week: Clashing Colours
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Royal blue and orange, canary yellow and purple, candy pink and red, fresh lime and magenta – our coastal garden is packed with clashing […]
GROW London 2015
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A post about GROW London, the capital’s newest, freshest garden show, is one of the many that never found its way out of my […]